Stories du Jour from Le Fashionsphere

Category: Celebration

Rap mogul Jay-Z through an ultimate extravagant birthday bash for his longtime friend and business partner, OG Juan Perez. OG Juan, who serves as the head of Roc Nation Sports, was treated to a very pricey night out in Midtown Manhattan for his 50th birthday celebration. Jay-Z and crew kicked off the night at Zuma, an internationally acclaimed izakaya-style Japanese restaurant, before hitting the clubs. OG Juan dined on lobster, steak and an array of sushi reportedly worth $13,000. After dinner, the group partied it up at the new popular restaurant and nightclub Made in Mexico and Jay-Z effortlessly racked up a $9,000 tab of fine liquor, preferably D’USSÉ cognac.

The party didn’t stop at Midtown, OG Juan Perez and four other of Jay-Z’s pals kept the lively night going and headed to the Playroom Nightclub, uptown Manhattan’s premier nightclub and lounge. This was the place where Jay-Z infamously racked up a $91,000 bill for his birthday pal that went viral shortly after. He bought 20 bottles of Ace of Spades Rosé and 20 more bottles of Ace of Spades Gold. It was reported that they had shared the drinks with the other tables in the nightclub. After the crew indulged on the drinks and lived it up, they called it a night and it was one that OG Juan will never, ever forget.

Juan “OG” Perez and his wife Desiree Perez have been close friends and business partners of Jay-Z for over two decades. He met Jay-Z in 1996 after being introduced by Roc-A-Fella’s co-founder Kareem Burke. Their friendship was instant and Jay-Z proudly appointed him as the president of Roc Nation Sports, a sports agency, in 2013. OG Juan was born and raised in Harlem, New York, he went to Brandeis High School located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.